Turnpike Road Open Space
Turnpike Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mihaliak Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Willington
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 24.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 17.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mihaliak Road Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Lohse Road: 0.9 mi
- Angela Lane Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Wilderness Lake Campground: 1.2 mi
- Ruby Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Parker Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rockwell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Village Hill: 2.1 mi
- Whifford Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sharpe Hill: 2.7 mi
- River Road Park: 2.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.8 mi
- Haymarket Square: 3.3 mi
- West Main Street Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Olympic Circle: 3.9 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 2.3 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Old Firetower Foundations: 6.8 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 7.5 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 2.8 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 3.4 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 6.9 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 8.0 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 8.0 mi
- The Arc: 8.0 mi
- The Walking Wall: 8.0 mi
- Harvest Joy: 8.0 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 6.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.2 mi
- Wolf Rock: 11.6 mi
- filled-in well: 11.7 mi
- Path Continues: 11.8 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 7.1 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 7.9 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 7.9 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 7.9 mi
- Cascade: 6.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascades: 7.9 mi
- Cascades: 8.0 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 10.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 5.0 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 5.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.0 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 13.4 mi
- Streeter Beach: 14.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 9.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Flag Rock: 13.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 20.2 mi
- Picnic: 11.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 3.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 3.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 12.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Turnpike Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | NNE 20° | 396 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | NE 41° | 371 m | 4.5 mi |
| Stickney Hill | NE 38° | 371 m | 6.0 mi |
| Snow Hill | NE 48° | 362 m | 3.1 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | NE 54° | 361 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | NNE 18° | 354 m | 3.8 mi |
| Tupper Hill | N 353° | 352 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 356° | 347 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/973204171
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